Part I Self-introduction -- Good afternoon/evening, Mr. /Ms. /Mrs., my name
is X, an interviewer from the Public Opinion Programme (POP) at The
University of Hong Kong. We would like to ask your opinions on some social
issues, this will only take you around 10 minutes. I would like to stress
that your number is randomly drawn from our database and your information
provided will be kept strictly confidential and used for aggregate analysis
only. If you have any questions about the research, you can call xxxx xxxx
to talk to our supervisors. If you want to know more about the rights as a
participant, please contact The University of Hong Kong (full name: Human
Research Ethics Committee of The University of Hong Kong) at xxxx xxxx
during office hours. For quality control purpose, our conversation will be
recorded for internal reference. All data containing personal identifiers
and the recording will be destroyed within six months upon project
completion. Is it okay for us to start this survey?

Yes

No (Interview ends. Thank you, and bye-bye.)

S1 May I know if your telephone number is xxxx-xxxx?

Yes (ask S2)

No (Interview ends. Thank you for your cooperation. Bye-bye.)

Part IIa Selection of Respondent (for landline samples)

S2a The target population of this survey is Hong Kong residents aged 18 or
above. May I know how many members in your household belong to this group?

One, only one (Interview starts)[If the one answering the phone does not
belong to the target group, invite the belonged respondent to pick up the
phone and repeat “self-introduction”]

S3 Since there is more than one available, we hope that all qualified
family members have equal chance to be interviewed. I would like to speak
to the one who will have her birthday next. [Interviewer can ask: “is there
anyone whose birthday is in this month or the coming three months?]

Yes–The one answered the phone is the respondent (Interview starts)

Yes–Another family member is the respondent【Interviewer repeat
self-introduction】(Interview starts)

The qualified family member is not at home / not available【Interviewer to
make appointment for interview】

No–Family member refuses to answer (Interview ends. Thank you for your
cooperation. Bye-bye.)

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